Explore Transgressive Fiction
Well, here we are, so what can you expect from the books featured here?
You’ll get visceral and gruesome, you’ll get metaphor and satire, but you’ll also get nuance and subtlety. You’ll get both emotional and intellectual challenge and stimulation. Sometimes, maybe you’ll be revolted or confused, other times perhaps melancholy or sad, but, what you won’t be is bored. You won’t love every book you find on here, but if ever you find yourself tired of this journey of discovery, that’s the moment your consciousness, soul, or whatever you want to call it, begins to die.
– Your (possibly unreliable) Narrator
Naked Lunch
The Death of Bunny Munro
Girlfriend in a Coma
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Diary of a Drug Fiend
Tampa
Trainspotting
Brighton Rock
The Prince
Cat’s Cradle
In the Miso Soup
Three Hundred Million
The Setting Sun
The Bachman Books
Gone Girl
Hell’s Half Acre
Choke
Necropolis
The Road
The Folly of Loving Life
The Marbled Swarm
Suicide Casanova
Breakfast of Champions
The Cement Garden
Concrete Island
The Wasp Factory
Dark Rooms
A Scanner Darkly
Lolita
The Elephant Tree
The Sexy Part of the Bible
Skagboys
Tropic of Capricorn
Dark Places
No Country for Old Men
A Certain Age
Delta of Venus
Play it as it Lays
Diary of a Lost Girl
I Miss the World
Microserfs
The Soft Machine
Between the Shadow and Lo
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Fahrenheit 451
And the Ass Saw the Angel
The Information
House of Incest
Nutshell
The Metamorphosis
Trust Me
The Goldfinch
Post Office
Narcopolis
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Five Gates of Hell
Hunger
Dreams of Leaving
1984
Invisible Monsters
Ulysses
Adjustment Day
The Contortionist’s Handbook
Pale Fire
In Wolves’ Clothing
Symbiosis
Ubik
The Zombie Room
Story of the Eye
The 120 Days of Sodom
Slaughterhouse Five
Notes From the Underground
Sepultura
Crime and Punishment
In Search of Captain Zero
Down to No Good
Heart of Darkness
The Bell Jar
Howl and Other Poems
On the Road
Frisk
Lord of the Flies
The Quiet American
Passing for Human
Penny Dreadful
Money Shot
Scorched Atlas
Less Than Zero
The Stranger
Heart of a Dog
Cosmic Banditos
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Junky
Tropic of Cancer
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
The Sluts
Time’s Arrow
Animal Farm
Crash
Sharp Objects
Pan
American Psycho
How the Dead Live
Hell’s Angels
Growth of the Soil
Ham on Rye
Porno
The Killer Inside Me
West is San Francisco
Hey Nostradamus!
Give Me Your Hand
Moon Tiger
Never Mind Nirvana
You Will Know Me
The Dharma Bums
Nineteen Seventy Four
Blood and Guts in High School
Clown Girl
Generation X
The Insult
Big Sur
Exquisite Corpse
Money
High-Rise
The Catcher in the Rye
Trip the Light Fantastic
Lost Souls
Dead Babies
Novel With Cocaine
The Drowned World
Slaves of New York
The Rum Diary
4 3 2 1
Choke Hold
Iguana Love
The Man in the High Castle
Fur People
Island
The Rules of Attraction
Assuming Names: A Con Artist’s Masquerade
Dirtbags
The Exit Man
Fight Club 2
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller
Factotum
The Fuck-Up
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
The New York Trilogy
Fight Club
Sick to Death
The Room
Lord Jim
The Fall
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Mongrels
Dare Me
The Children Act
Piercing
Brave New World
The Trial
The Book of Revelation
Tree of Smoke
The Stud Book
The Plague
Filth
Cocaine Nights
The Dice Man
The Doors of Perception
Requiem for a Dream
Lady Chatterly’s Lover
On Chesil Beach
The Book of Lies
Never Anyone But You
Kiss Me, Judas
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Voluntary Madness
Miami Purity
The Secret History
Darkness at Noon
Glamorama
Cows
High Life
A Clockwork Orange
Franny and Zooey
The Master and Margarita
The Demon
Women
Savage Night
Audition
The Basketball Diaries
Foreskin’s Lament
Hope: A Tragedy
Jesus’ Son
HASHTAG
The King of Methlehem
Geek Love
Dermaphoria
The Year of Magical Thinking
Dead Men’s Trousers
The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956
Save Yourself
Killing Yourself to Live
Darkness Visible
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
Lunar Park
The Book of Illusions
Staring Into the Abyss
Invisible Cities
Down Solo
No Longer Human
Coin Locker Babies
Apathy and Other Small Victories
The Blade Artist
The End of the Affair
Disintegration
Dogrun
Great Apes
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The Room
Novel With Cocaine
And the Ass Saw the Angel
Dermaphoria
Audition
Junky
Slaves of New York
Generation X
Darkness at Noon
The Catcher in the Rye
Last Exit to Brooklyn
The Stud Book
The Rum Diary
Cosmic Banditos
The 120 Days of Sodom
Requiem for a Dream
The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956
Franny and Zooey
I Miss the World
Invisible Cities
The Contortionist’s Handbook
The Marbled Swarm
How the Dead Live
Cocaine Nights
Miami Purity
On Chesil Beach
Money Shot
The Sexy Part of the Bible
Tampa
Three Hundred Million
The King of Methlehem
Coin Locker Babies
The Road
The Death of Bunny Munro
Frisk
The Book of Lies
House of Incest
Dark Places
Heart of a Dog
No Longer Human
Darkness Visible
The Rules of Attraction
The Exit Man
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
Lady Chatterly’s Lover
Less Than Zero
A Scanner Darkly
Brave New World
In the Miso Soup
Sick to Death
Hell’s Half Acre
Diary of a Lost Girl
Between the Shadow and Lo
Hunger
Trip the Light Fantastic
Animal Farm
The Drowned World
The Fall
Cows
Voluntary Madness
The Stranger
Play it as it Lays
The Blade Artist
Lord of the Flies
American Psycho
The Cement Garden
Dogrun
Lolita
Piercing
HASHTAG
Lunar Park
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Nutshell
Choke
The Fuck-Up
Moon Tiger
Kiss Me, Judas
The Dharma Bums
Delta of Venus
Adjustment Day
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden
Save Yourself
Tree of Smoke
Disintegration
Symbiosis
The Five Gates of Hell
Fight Club
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
The Trial
Crime and Punishment
Fight Club 2
High Life
Savage Night
The Metamorphosis
Story of the Eye
Nineteen Seventy Four
The Secret History
Skagboys
Naked Lunch
Sharp Objects
The New York Trilogy
Invisible Monsters
The Information
Diary of a Drug Fiend
Jesus’ Son
Notes From the Underground
The Year of Magical Thinking
The Sluts
Hope: A Tragedy
West is San Francisco
Cat’s Cradle
The Doors of Perception
1984
Trust Me
In Search of Captain Zero
Tropic of Capricorn
The Dice Man
We Need to Talk About Kevin
The Bachman Books
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
The Prince
Filth
Blood and Guts in High School
On the Road
The Master and Margarita
Time’s Arrow
Factotum
Tropic of Cancer
Brighton Rock
The Wasp Factory
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
4 3 2 1
Ubik
Down to No Good
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller
Dead Men’s Trousers
Lord Jim
Down Solo
Passing for Human
Necropolis
Suicide Casanova
The Setting Sun
Post Office
Gone Girl
Microserfs
Foreskin’s Lament
Girlfriend in a Coma
The Children Act
The Soft Machine
Dead Babies
Ham on Rye
Apathy and Other Small Victories
Crash
The End of the Affair
Breakfast of Champions
Great Apes
Heart of Darkness
Concrete Island
A Certain Age
Hey Nostradamus!
Money
Narcopolis
A Clockwork Orange
The Quiet American
The Book of Revelation
Clown Girl
Trainspotting
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
Geek Love
Scorched Atlas
Sepultura
The Man in the High Castle
Dare Me
Mongrels
Never Mind Nirvana
The Elephant Tree
Dirtbags
Staring Into the Abyss
Growth of the Soil
In Wolves’ Clothing
Give Me Your Hand
The Demon
You Will Know Me
Exquisite Corpse
The Book of Illusions
Killing Yourself to Live
The Folly of Loving Life
Fur People
High-Rise
The Bell Jar
No Country for Old Men
Big Sur
Pan
Lost Souls
Never Anyone But You
The Basketball Diaries
Slaughterhouse Five
Iguana Love
Assuming Names: A Con Artist’s Masquerade
Women
Dark Rooms
The Goldfinch
Fahrenheit 451
Porno
Island
Ulysses
The Zombie Room
Dreams of Leaving
The Insult
Howl and Other Poems
Glamorama
Pale Fire
The Killer Inside Me
Choke Hold
Penny Dreadful
The Plague
Hell’s Angels